The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-16
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.

The "omeldi Opera company is the
next but not the last attraction at Tn,
Narland opera house tor this season
The Little Nugget company will play
return engagement ON the 18th
In we death OF John +. RAYMOND
ut Evansville, lud., y few DAYS since.
tue stage has lost one of it, most tai.
ented and successful comedians. lie
VIII De sortiN missed. as there are few
OF the same school. lie recognized
the difference between the gtsrc and
the circus between legitimate comedy
ana ouiioonery. Tho pleasure derived
from ms performance was not
epnemeral, but was ~ lasting 10Y.
thc receipts OF Madame sarah
Bcrhhardts three weeks engagement
at the Star theatre in New York.
WI'leh concluded last saturday.
amounted 10 upwards OF $4,000
ne lilst introduction of the Drama
IN New York Is ~ mooted point.
Dunlap, the historian of the Ameri.
can stage, SAWS it dates form the nrri.
vel at W llliHmsburg, Va, from Lon
don, OF Lewis llallam's company
which played there with success in
the summer of l1j3, and opened in
New orh, sept. H. 1855 br. Fran
cls, IN An address before the New
J Ork Historical society. as. crtcd thut
ITALIAN company performed in Now
! ORR IN February. 1850. The Hon.
Charles J.. DAILY, in his Historical In
curry. quotes the advertisement of
merchant u BrAdtort', Gazette of
October. 1855. who locates his store
next door to the Playhouse but
hier Investigations prove that
this plNyhou was principally
used Tor puppot shows and similar
entertainments. New York AT that
time contained out 1855 inhabitants
exclusive of Indian and negro ,lnycs
lhc ilrst formal louuccmcnt of n
regular dramatic performance al.
pcarcd IN the Weekly Pustbov. Feb
ruhry 20, l1iO. 1t was oven by a
company Of comedians from phla-
dclphia, IN . building on the oast side
ct Nassau street then zip street. be-
tween John street and Maiden Lane.
ON The site of Nos 81 and G6. The
building was further altered Tor the
accommodation of Italians company.
In l'jN 1t was converted into "A Ger
man Calyini-t church, and remained
standing u, late AS leOi
The News Letter gives the follow
ing dcscrip ion OF the iirsi prcseuta-
ton OF Nat Goouw iu's new opcrn.
styled Big Pony:
ihc curtain did not rise until nearly
half past eight, At which time MIR.
kcrby elevated his baton and the
band played n few bars of rather
NOISY and not very mclodious march,
which might hGvc been coneidcrcd ~
typical OIL the musical taste OF the
"Eeltlcuanly savage VINO WAS prcs-
entity 10 be seen. ! here Was ,hcn
dlsclOrcda pretty see T. representing
the ntcicrdH OF Don Fdlibusto. "A
MeHican hidAlgO whose daughter.
lucl, Is shout TO be married to the
boss coGboy, Don Sancho Mcndiugo.
Accompany ing the bride are hcr
cOd,in Marie ana her ducnnl. Sngu,
tim. andn prcut number OF thruclgh-
bOrs, including several specimens OF
the dime novel cowboy, the
holy terror of the south
N A.0' l'i'lillNlIi hlllOuE lIIiNit
are porcut PcIc, Mustang Mike.
GophcrJOc aud Billy tho Sting. 'ih,y
areHIl aWrcd iu The traultionW IN
uenst sombrcrO, enormnu, boots.
shirts Of vivid color, and Hthcr rid
ing brecchc,, Hud are, of course. per
icct walking qr,onal~ Of leather Wcnp
ons. DUuua incI. IL appears, though
quite VIKING To marry e. rich cow
hoy in conformity To- her fathers
wishes. ia not ut all In love with him,
and whcu Lieutenant Arlington of
the nitcd states army appears on
the scene, attended By sergeant
O'Oloy, the young mdy is only too
ready 10 cutter Inton Irritation with
the officer, who falls in love with her
at first sight He is about 10 make
arrangements tor carrying her on
whgu TIE arrival OF the ipdian chicf
Big Pony, with his follow
ing OF braves uE~uts the
lieutcnani'- lau,. The chict who
although civilized, desires in nll
things 10 conform TO Che traditional
u-ag prescribed for him by Mr.. Fen
imure Cooper aud other uovcli-ts.
clearly sees it to bc his duty 10 ubduct
not only Donna lneI but also her
cousin, her dGenna, und nil the girls.
The gddy creatures are all quite vii
ling TO be abducted, having by con
slant novel reading become Impressed
with longing for the delights of
lie in the "wlld wood. The aspect
OF Mr.. Goodwin as Big Pony il Ger
tainly calculated TO enhance their rO-